Royal Enfield announces Rs 800 crore capex for 2018-19, to set-up subsidiaries in Indonesia and Thailand

New Delhi: Royal Enfield has announced its planned capital expenditure of Rs 800 crore for the year 2018-19. The capex has announced that it will include the commencement of construction of phase-2 of the Vallam Vadagal plant in Tamil Nadu in 2018.
 
“Our demand continues to exceed supply, and we continue to see strong growth from all our markets. Therefore, we have decided to expand our production capacity with the second phase of our Vallam Vadagal plant near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. We will also complete construction of our Technology Centre in Chennai this year, and invest further in the development of new products to meet upcoming regulations and to expand our portfolio for our global markets,” Siddhartha Lal, MD and CEO, Eicher Motors Ltd said. 
 
As per the company, with Southeast Asia’s long motorcycling culture, Royal Enfield’s 'unique and evocative' motorcycles have found strong traction in the region since entering the region two years ago. To further strengthen the brand and accelerate market development activities, Royal Enfield has decided to set up wholly owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Thailand in 2018-19.
 
“We continue to strengthen our offerings with new models and variants such as the new Thunderbird X, the Classic Gunmetal Grey, Stealth Black and Redditch series, as well as our soon-to-be-introduced Twins. With a wide distribution network in India, a growing international presence and state-of-the-art capabilities in product development, Royal Enfield is well positioned to grow the middleweight motorcycle segment globally,” Siddhartha added.
 
The company press release further said that, in 2018-19, with the first phase of the Vallam Vadagal factory enjoying its first full year of operations and with 'productivity optimisation' at its Oragadam plant, Royal Enfield will have an annual production capacity of about 950,000 units.